CHI 20 vs HOU 16

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Chicago (NL) Cubs At 2008 Houston Astros              5/3/2008
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Soriano LF        5  1  2  0 .171     K.Matsui 2B         4  0  0  0 .333  
  R.Theriot SS        4  0  0  0 .354     M.Tejada SS         4  0  0  0 .261  
  D.Lee 1B            4  1  2  4 .228     L.Berkman 1B        4  0  0  0 .233  
  A.Ramirez 3B        5  0  0  0 .268     C.Lee LF            3  1  1  1 .349  
  J.Edmonds CF        3  0  0  0 .224     T.Wigginton 3B      2  1  0  0 .220  
  M.Derosa 2B         4  0  2  0 .234     H.Pence RF          3  0  0  0 .291  
  K.Fukudome RF       4  0  2  0 .184     D.Erstad CF         4  0  1  0 .203  
  G.Soto C            3  1  0  0 .190     H.Quintero C        3  0  1  1 .237  
  R.Harden P          2  0  0  0 .000     B.Moehler P         1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Samardzija P      0  0  0  0 ----     G.Geary P           0  0  0  0 .000  
B-R.Cedeno PH         1  1  1  0 .250   A-G.Blum PH           1  0  1  0 .200  
  K.Wood P            0  0  0  0 ----     J.Valverde P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-D.Newhan PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
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         Totals      35  4  9  4                 Totals      30  2  4  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Geary In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Samardzija In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Valverde In 9th Inning
 
Cubs............ 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  4  9  0
Astros.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 1  -  2  4  1
 
Cubs (11-9)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Harden WIN(1-0)         6 2/3   3   1   1   4   8   1 110   1.35
J.Samardzija HOLD(4th)    1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  15   4.50
K.Wood SAVE(5th)          1       1   1   1   1   1   0  22   4.70
Totals                    9       4   2   2   5  10   1
 
Astros (10-6)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Moehler LOSS(0-1)       5       6   2   2   4   2   0  95   5.40
G.Geary                   2       0   0   0   0   1   0  17   0.00
J.Valverde                2       3   2   2   0   2   1  41   3.27
Totals                    9       9   4   4   4   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,440 DATE-  TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Mervin Hudson, Randy Marsh, Mike Winters, Hunter Wendelstedt
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 9  Astros: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0  Astros: 1
ERRORS- J.Valverde
DOUBLES- A.Soriano(2nd), D.Erstad(2nd)
HOME RUNS- D.Lee(3rd), C.Lee(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Harden
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Quintero
WALKS- R.Theriot, D.Lee, J.Edmonds, G.Soto, C.Lee, T.Wigginton-2, H.Pence,
       B.Moehler
STRIKE OUTS- A.Soriano, R.Theriot, A.Ramirez-2, G.Soto, M.Tejada-2, L.Berkman-3,
             C.Lee, T.Wigginton, H.Pence, H.Quintero, B.Moehler
GIDP- R.Harden
WILD PITCHES- R.Harden
 
In a close game the Chicago (NL) Cubs got by the Houston Astros by the score
of 4 to 2.
 
Chicago (NL) jumped on top to stay in the 3rd inning when they scored 2 runs
on 2 hits.  The critical plate appearance was by Derrek Lee who silenced the
crowd when he laced a base-knock bringing in two baserunners.  Chicago (NL)
had 9 hits overall, while Houston had 4.  
 
Rich Harden(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing 1 run in 6 and 2/3 innings.
Harden was helped out by Kerry Wood who recorded his 5th save.  Brian
Moehler(0-1) was the loser.  
 
The Chicago (NL) ballclub's record now stands at 11-9.  Houston has a record
of 10-6 after the loss.

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